[WikiEN-l] Plot Element Copyright

[WJhonson at aol.com]

Well we see the first problem.  Whether or not Harry Potter is a  "trademark" 
rests entirely on whether or not it's registered.
Unlike copyright law (currently in the US) you cannot infringe a trademark  
unless it's registered.
Copyrights however do not require any sort of registration.
 
Also under trademark law, there has to be *evidence* of *actual confusion*  
between one product and another.
You can only infringe if some member of the public would confuse Wikia's  
site with an actual official Harry Potter product.
 
 
 
In a message dated 9/21/2008 12:20:34 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
wikimail at inbox.org writes:

In my  opinion: "Harry Potter" is a trademark.  In fact, it's probably a 
famous  trademark




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